CLOSED: POLL: Secret Santa Competition Week 73 - TIE!

[Nato_777]

Further explaination of the theme from Nato_777.

"'My Kingdom for a horse', more specifically - a Prancing Horse! This week it's all about
Ferrari and where would I like to see them.... in the United Kingdom of course - which means
either London or the Top Gear Test Track. Simple as that. "

Cars: Any Ferrari(s).
Locations: London or Top Gear Test Track.
Phototravel: No no no.

Please, ensure you read and understand all requirements for this competition. Failure to follow
the rules may result in disqualification. If you have questions, send me a Private Message.

This Thread will answer many possible questions you may have.

• Be reminded that only the Judges favourite 15 entries will get through to each poll.
• Do not vote on your entry.
• Do not try to sway the poll.
• Do not reveal or hint at the identity of any entries
• In the event of a tie, a 24 hour poll is created.
• In the event of a second tie, Judge's vote is the deciding factor.
• Please, view each image in it's full size, before voting.
• If you didn't make the poll you are encouraged to post your entry in this thread so
  everyone gets to see all the entries.

 

[cphbullet]

Did i enter this?

 

[nanabu]

last picture is very well done , but maybe next time you can have a proper nice paint

 

[Yauma9]

Any feedback, Nato?

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[gamerdog6482]

I didn't make it...
Here was my entry:

Ferrari F438 by Gamerdog6482, on Flickr

 

[zzz_pt]

Nice surprises here! I like the light blue f430 Scuderia w/ white stripes photo

last picture is very well done , but maybe next time you can have a proper nice paint

Well... i like it Its a dark red metallic paint (looks better edited in fact...)

 

[Nato_777]

@ Yauma9 - Yours was soooo close - last to go. I actually like everything about it except the angle. It's just a personal preferance thing, but I don't much care for the car sloping down that way - though it also has to do with the aspect of the car in relation to the angle. It's a complicated thing but in your picture it was a case of it makes me want to tilt my head to compensate. Sorry 'bout that, in the end another photo with a more agreeable (to me) composition got through instead.

@ gamerdog6482 - Simple case of partial filter didn't work for me on this one.

 

[gamerdog6482]

@ gamerdog6482 - Simple case of partial filter didn't work for me on this one.

I can see that.
Thanks for the feedback:tup:

 

[Yauma9]

Thanks for the feedback, honestly I thought that I would enter.

 

[cphbullet]

Well it turns out i did enter lol, could i get some feedback? (please don't mention the fact that the front right tire looks like a black wheel of cheese)

Prancing​

 

[gamerdog6482]

Just my $0.02, but it looks to compressed. Like the Italia doesn't have any room in the picture.

 

[Nato_777]

@ cphbullet - As gamerdog6482 has said it is a little tightly cropped for a drifting shot, lacking a sense of direction so to speak. And yes that wheel. No matter how you look at it your eye always gets dragged to that wheel. Whenever I intend to shoot a drift shot I always give the wheels plenty of camber which helps make the wheel look a little more natural when turned hard in a drift. A little higher camera position would have also hidden some of the wheel so that you don't see the obvious lack of rims on the inside.

 

[bmxmitch]

I know it was an old shot and not really well done, but just out of curiosity, what bugged you the most with this shot Nato?
Too static? Not enough action?


Give your critics straight at me Nato, no need to be polite or something.

 

[Aragam]

^ For mine Mich I find myself drawn to looking at the trees in the background and really paying no attention to the car whats so ever? but thats just me

 

[Nato_777]

I know it was an old shot and not really well done, but just out of curiosity, what bugged you the most with this shot Nato?
Too static? Not enough action?

Give your critics straight at me Nato, no need to be polite or something.

OK, you asked for it!
To be honest it was a strange feeling leaving out an entry from you, yours are usually a no-brainer include. Kinda left me with a 'did I just do that' feeling - though I stand by my decision and here's why;

There was just nothing standing out in the shot (or rather everything stood out - as everything is focused and there is no depth of field) making the whole image rather ordinary. It has the appearance of a static shot though I'm sure it was actually an action shot, so left me a little confused as to the intent. Also the car positioning against the background didn't do anything for it, it was there but, didn't appear to be the subject of the photo, actually there didn't seem to be a subject at all! I guess that was the big problem, the image doesn't really say anything so to speak.
Overall it was well below par for you, but I'm sure you know that already.

On a positive note, I've received your entry for this week and can say you have redeemed yourself.

 

[bmxmitch]

Thanks for the honest comment Nato and Aragam!
And yeah, I knew that this isnt a good shot. I just wanted to test it, because it was the only shot I found with a Ferrari in one of the locations.
Aaaand, I took this over a year ago. So its one of the first shots I took in GT5!

I'm glad I improved from there.

 

[Raphaele]

@bmxmitch:
that shot is not bad, but simply is not a typical "bmxmitch-shot"
Some may miss that brilliant quality we are used to.
Some may ask themselves, why did he post this?
Some may be happy to see you not in the poll as an exception.
As a "test" this might work as a proper method to find out how far one can go in a competition.
I'm looking forward to your future entries and am convinced to see you in the polls soon… as usual 👍

 

[AerodyManiac]

Thank you, Ferrari_458 and slzk for the votes!